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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - CAR-250

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Scottish Radiocarbon Database

CAR-250

Birch small round-wood charcoal from House 2 phase 1. See also CAR-249 (4495 +/- 75) and CAR-251 (2540 +/- 65 BP). Earlier than single construction phase date CAR-252 (4390+/-80 BP) but forms a statistically acceptable grouping with it.

Canmore ID 405

Map Number HU25SE

Site type Field System (Period Unassigned), Kerb Cairn (Prehistoric), Settlement (Period Unassigned)

Site number 26

NGR 425600 1151650

Council 360

County 29

Parish WALLS AND SANDNESS

Lab Analysis ID CAR-250

Material Dated charcoal (betula)

Researcher Whittle et al 1986

Sponsor Cardiff University

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 4455 bp +/-70

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 2505 bc +/-70

Completed by University College Cardiff, Wales

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10

From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore